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GLOBALG.A.P. benchmarking

GLOBALG.A.P. certification is widely trusted as a sourcing requirement for many major supply chains worldwide. Harmonizing the requirements of different farm assurance schemes cuts duplication and reduces both the complexity and the cost of certification.

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WHAT IS GLOBALG.A.P. BENCHMARKING?

GLOBALG.A.P. benchmarking is the process of recognizing alignment between different farm assurance schemes or checklists and their GLOBALG.A.P. equivalents. For producers, benchmarking enables them to achieve compliance with different standards and meet buyer requirements without undergoing separate audits for multiple standards that cover the same good agricultural practices (G.A.P.) requirements. For scheme or checklist owners, GLOBALG.A.P. benchmarking provides international recognition in a highly competitive market. As a key pillar of GLOBALG.A.P. activities, harmonization creates time- and money-saving opportunities, with the entire value chain profiting from the benefits.

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How does benchmarking work?

Farm assurance scheme and checklist owners can apply for benchmarking to a GLOBALG.A.P. standard, a GLOBALG.A.P. add-on, or a combination of both. A successful benchmarking process results in either a “benchmarked scheme” or “benchmarked checklist”. The key difference is the choice of certification rules that are used.

Benchmarked scheme

This is a certification scheme using its own certification rules and own G.A.P. requirements. They are both benchmarked to the GLOBALG.A.P. normative documents and have been recognized by GLOBALG.A.P. as equivalent to the relevant GLOBALG.A.P. certification rules and product-specific G.A.P. requirements (principles and criteria).

Benchmarked checklist

This is a certification standard using its own G.A.P. requirements under the relevant GLOBALG.A.P. certification rules. The G.A.P. requirements are benchmarked to the relevant GLOBALG.A.P. standard and have been recognized by GLOBALG.A.P. as equivalent to the GLOBALG.A.P. G.A.P. requirements (product-specific principles and criteria).

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What are the benefits of GLOBALG.A.P. benchmarking?

For producers:

  • Demonstrate compliance with different GLOBALG.A.P. standards through a single audit

  • Expand your market access and reach new buyers

 For scheme or checklist owners:

  • Get international recognition through GLOBALG.A.P. benchmarking

  • Gain a competitive edge through equivalence with leading farm assurance systems

 For retailers:

  • Monitor all supplier certificates in a single location via the GLOBALG.A.P. IT platform

  • Access more producers that meet your requirements through transparency on equivalent schemes and checklists

 Questions about the benchmarking process? See our benchmarking FAQ.

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View benchmarked schemes and checklists

The following schemes and checklists have successfully completed the GLOBALG.A.P. benchmarking process.

Benchmarked schemes and checklists

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Five steps to benchmarking your scheme or checklist

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Start your benchmarking journey

Ready to begin the process and boost the global recognition of your scheme or checklist? Contact benchmarking@globalgap.org to receive the application documents.

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Compared schemes

Certification schemes that have some similarities with a GLOBALG.A.P. counterpart but are not aiming for full benchmarked status can undergo an internal desk review process and achieve “compared” status.

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For questions about benchmarking or compared schemes, please contact us at benchmarking@globalgap.org.